Americans “should avoid travel to southeast Turkey and carefully consider the risks of travel to and throughout the country,” the State Department said in the warning.

A travel warning for Turkey has been in place since October 29, alerting US citizens of “increased threats from terrorist groups throughout Turkey.”

At the same time in Europe, the Schaerbeek area of Brussels is reportedly on lockdown with a police operation underway. Several deployments have taken place in the vicinity of Liedts Square, according to Brussels Nord police, as reported by 7Sur7.